Prevalence and variables associated with pediculosis capitis in kindergarten children from Popayán, Colombia
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista de la Facultad de Medicina
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2357-3848,0120-0011
DOI: 10.15446/revfacmed.v65n3.58812